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1990–91 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

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1990–91 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Pac–10 regular season champions
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 11
Record26–6 (16–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Seasons
1990–91 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Stanford 16 2   .889 26 6   .813
No. 12 Washington 15 3   .833 24 5   .828
USC 11 7   .611 18 12   .600
Washington State 10 8   .556 18 11   .621
UCLA 10 8   .556 15 13   .536
Oregon State 9 9   .500 17 11   .607
California 7 11   .389 14 14   .500
Oregon 6 12   .333 13 15   .464
Arizona State 5 13   .278 14 14   .500
Arizona 1 17   .056 6 25   .194
As of April 1, 1991
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1990–91 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 1990–91 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were coached by Tara VanDerveer who was in her sixth year. The Cardinal were members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

After winning the conference title with a 16–2 record in Pac-10 games, the team reached the NCAA Final Four for the second straight season, and ended with an overall record of 26–6.

Roster

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1990–91 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 11 Niki Sevillian 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Flint, Michigan
G 15 Molly Goodenbour 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Waterloo, Iowa
G 22 Angela Taylor 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Mountain Home, Idaho
G 25 Christy Hedgpeth 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Thomasville, North Carolina
F/C 30 Trisha Stevens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Philomath, Oregon
F 31 Chris MacMurdo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Aiken, South Carolina
F 33 Ann Adkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Huntington, West Virginia
G 34 Sonja Henning 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Racine, Wisconsin
G/F 41 Martha Richards 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Hudson, Wisconsin
G/F 42 Kelly Dougherty 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Leavenworth, Kansas
F/C 44 Julie Zeilstra 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Vernal, Utah
C 52 Val Whiting 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Wilmington, Delaware
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
NCAA women's tournament
March 14, 1991*
(2 W) No. 11 (7 W) Cal State Fullerton
Second round
W 91–67  24–5
Maples Pavilion 
Palo Alto, California
March 21, 1991*
(2 W) No. 11 vs. (3 W) No. 12 Washington
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 73–47  25–5
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
March 23, 1991*
(2 W) No. 11 vs. (1 W) No. 3 Georgia
Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 75–67[2]  26–5
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
March 30, 1991*
(2 W) No. 11 vs. (1 ME) No. 4 Tennessee
National Semifinal – Final Four
L 60–68[3]  26–6
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=Stanford, CA regional.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's Basketball". Stanford University Athletics.
  2. ^ "Stanford Wins West". The Washington Post. March 24, 1991. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "Virginia, Tennessee Make the Women's NCAA Finals". The Deseret News. March 31, 1991. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  4. ^ "1990-1991 Stanford Cardinal Women's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.